This report officially records the actions of the University of Washington Curriculum Review Committee. The Committee meets September through June to consider applications for curriculum changes submitted by the schools and colleges of the University of Washington.
Course Change Applications received after the deadline for the specified quarter will be considered for the next quarter for which the deadline has not passed. New courses can be added to the curriculum after the deadline.
Applications must be received in the University Curriculum Office, 248 Schmitz, Box 355850, by 12 pm on the deadline date. For courses offered jointly by more than one school or college, an application from each school or college must be received by the University Curriculum Office by the deadline date.
Please address any questions regarding the curriculum process at the University of Washington to the university curriculum office at uwcr@u.washington.edu.
| The next Curriculum Meeting is scheduled to be held on August 18, 2015 (for Course Changes that do not require a syllabus only). The deadline for applications is noon on July 1, 2015. September 1, 2015 is the deadline for next Curriculum Meeting for new course applications and course change application that require a syllabus. |
**Curriculum Management Team will be demonstrating the Online Workflow for CM at 1pm.**
| Departmental Curriculum Contacts |
Prefixes and courses | TYPE | TITLES & CREDITS | Equivalency/Lists/DL/Changes | EFFECTIVE | STATUS |
| COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (0-C) | |||||
| DIS ST 499 | New | Independent Study (1-5, max. 15) INDEPENDENT STUDY. | -. | Effective SPR/2015. | Approved. |
| ISS 302 | New | Survey of Social Science Methods (5) SOCIAL SCI METHODS. | Initial DL through SPR/2018. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| American Ethnic Studies (0100) | |||||
| AES 380 | New | Race, Ethnicity, and United States Public Policy (5) RACE&USA PUBLIC POL. | -. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| AFRAM 337 | Change | Popular Music, Race, Identity, and Social Change (5) MUS & SOC CHANGE. | Change title, description. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| Applied Mathematics (0208) | |||||
| AMATH 342 | New | Introduction to Neural Coding and Computation (3) NEURAL CODE COMPUTE. | -. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| AMATH 504 | Drop | Mathematical Epidemiology (5) MATHTCL EPIDLGY. | Drop Course. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| AMATH 567 | Change | Applied Complex Analysis (5) APPL COMPLEX ANLYS. | Change titles, description, prerequisite. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| AMATH 570 | Change | Approximation Theory and Spectral Methods (5) APPRX SPECTRL MTHDS. | Change titles, description, prerequisite. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| CFRM 540 | Change | Investment Science 1 (2) INVESTMENT SCI I. | Change credits (late addition). | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| Art (0105) | |||||
| ART 201 | Drop | Ceramic Handbuilding (5) Introduction to Ceramics: Handbuilding. | Drop Course. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| ART 232 | Drop | Introduction to Glass: Flame-Working (5) GLASS/FLAME-WORKING. | Drop Course. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| ART 233 | Change | Introduction to 3D4M Glass (5) INTRO 3D4M GLASS. | Change titles, description. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| ART 253 | New | Introduction to 3D4M: Ceramics (5, max. 10) INTRO TO CERAMICS. | -. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| ART 272 | Change | Introduction to 3D4M Sculpture (5) INTRO 3D4M SCULPT. | Change titles, description. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| ART 273 | Change | Introduction to 3D4M Wood and Metal (5) INTRO 3D4M Metal. | Change titles, description. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| Asian Languages and Literature (0144) | |||||
| JAPAN 111 | Change | First-Year Japanese (5) 1ST-YR JAPANESE. | Change prerequisite. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| JAPAN 112 | Change | First-Year Japanese (5) 1ST-YR JAPANESE. | Change prerequisite. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| JAPAN 113 | Change | First-Year Japanese (5) 1ST-YR JAPANESE. | Change prerequisite. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| KOREAN 101 | Change | First Year Korean (5) 1ST-YR KOREAN. | Change titles. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| KOREAN 102 | Change | First Year Korean (5) 1ST-YR KOREAN. | Change titles. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| KOREAN 103 | Change | First Year Korean (5) 1ST-YR KOREAN. | Change titles. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| KOREAN 135 | Change | Accelerated Elementary Korean I (5) ACC ELEM KOREAN 1. | Change titles, description. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| KOREAN 201 | Change | Second-Year Korean (5) 2ND-YR KOREAN. | Change titles. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| KOREAN 202 | Change | Second-Year Korean (5) 2ND-YR KOREAN. | Change titles. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| KOREAN 203 | Change | Second-Year Korean (5) 2ND-YR KOREAN. | Change titles. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| KOREAN 211 | Change | Accelerated Elementary Korean II (5) ACC ELEM KOREAN 2. | Change titles, description, prerequisite; remove VLPA. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| KOREAN 212 | Change | Accelerated Elementary Korean III (5) ACC ELEM KOREAN 3. | Change titles, description, prerequisite; remove VLPA. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| KOREAN 213 | Change | Second-Year Korean Heritage (5) 2ND YR KOREAN-HER. | Drop Course. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| Astronomy (0107) | |||||
| BIOL 200 | Change | Introductory Biology (5) INTRO BIOL. | Change prerequisite. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| BIOL 406 | Drop | Insect Behavior (4) INSECT BEHVR. | Drop Course. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| BIOL 423 | Change | Marine Ecological Processes (3) MARINE ECOL PROCESS. | Change prerequisite. | Effective SUM/2015. | Approved. |
| BIOL 475 | Change | Intensive Field Experience in Biology (3-5) BIOL FIELD METHODS. | Add joint status with ESS 449; change credits. | Effective SUM/2015. | Approved. |
| BIOL 495 | Drop | Undergraduate Research in Paleobiology (1-5, max. 10) UG RSRCH PALEOBIOL. | Drop Course. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| Communication (1035) | |||||
| COM 325 | New | Communication, Cities, and Sustainability (5) COMM CITIES SUSTAIN. | Temporary. | Effective AUT/2015 only. | Approved. |
| Comparative History of Ideas (0202) | |||||
| CHID 390 | Change | Colloquium in the History of Ideas (5) COLLOQ HIST IDEAS. | Change prerequisite. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| CHID 491 | Change | Senior Thesis (5-) SENIOR THESIS. | Change prerequisite. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| Comparative Literature (0132) | |||||
| C LIT 272 | Change | Perspectives on Film: Genre (5) FILM: GENRE. | Change description. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| C LIT 302 | Change | Theory of Film: Critical Concepts (5) FILM THRY: CRT CNCP. | Change description. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| C LIT 303 | Change | Theory of Film: Genre (5) FILM THRY: GENRE. | Change description. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| Economics (0135) | |||||
| ECON 346 | Change | Using Economics to Solve Todays Healthcare Problems (4) ECON SLV HC PRBLMS. | Add joint status with HSERV 346; change titles, description, credits. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| ECON 408 | New | Topics in Law and Economics (5) LAW & ECONOMICS. | -. | Effective WIN/2016. | Returned to College. |
| English (0136) | |||||
| ENGL 204 | New | Popular Fiction and Media (5) POP FICTION & MEDIA. | -. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| ENGL 265 | New | Introduction to Environmental Humanities (5) ENVIRNTL HUMANITIES. | -. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| ENGL 277 | New | Introduction to Childrens and Young Adult Literature (5) CHILDRENs & YA LIT. | -. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| Geography (0188) | |||||
| GEOG 472 | Change | Race, Nature, and Power (5) RACE & NATURE. | Change titles, description. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| GEOG 554 | New | Research Seminar: Nature-Society Relations (5) NATURE-SOCIETY. | -. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| GEOG 576 | New | Research Seminar: Geographies of Racial Formations and Post-Colonialism (5) RACE & POSTCOL GEOG. | -. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| History (0193) | |||||
| HSTAA 312 | New | Early History of the North American West (5) EARLY HIST US WEST. | Temporary. | Effective AUT/2015 only. | Approved. |
| Jackson School of International Studies (0190) | |||||
| JSIS A 504 | Drop | Bibliography and Research Methods (5) BIBL&RES MTHD REECA. | Drop Course. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| JSIS A 504 | New | Interdisciplinary Survey of Eurasia (5) SURVEY OF EURASIA. | Reusing number. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| JSIS B 331 | Change | Political Economy of Development (5) POL ECON OF DEVELOP. | Initial DL through WIN/2018; add to approved ISS lists. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| JSIS B 366 | Change | Comparative Law and Legal Cultures (5) COMP LAW & CLTR. | Change titles, description; joint with LSJ 366. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| Law, Societies, and Justice (1057) | |||||
| LSJ 366 | Change | Comparative Law and Legal Cultures (5) COMP LAW & CLTR. | Change titles, description; joint with JSIS B 366. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| Linguistics (0203) | |||||
| LING 269 | New | Swearing and Taboo Language (5) SWEARNG & TABOO LANG. | -. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| LING 490 | Change | Undergraduate Fieldwork (1-5, max. 15) FIELDWORK. | Change credits. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| Music (0217) | |||||
| MUSEN 210 | Change | Campus Philharmonia Orchestra (1, max. 15) CAMPUS PHL ORCHSTRA. | Change abbreviated title; retroactive. | Effective AUT/2014. | Approved. |
| MUSIC 116 | Change | Elementary Music Theory (2) ELEM MUSIC THEORY. | Initial DL through WIN/2018. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| MUSIC 131 | Change | History of Jazz (5) HISTORY OF JAZZ. | Was MUSIC 331. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| MUSIC 411 | Change | Free Improvisation/Modern Jazz Composition I (2) FREE IMP JZ COMP 1. | Change titles. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| MUSIC 412 | Change | Free Improvisation/Modern Jazz Composition II (2) FREE IMP JZ COMP 2. | Change titles. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| MUSIC 413 | Change | Free Improvisation/Modern Jazz Composition III (2) FREE IMP JZ COMP 3. | Change titles. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| MUSIC 457 | New | Jazz Laboratory: Theory and Application of Rhythm (1) THEORY OF RHYTHM. | -. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| Philosophy (0221) | |||||
| PHIL 495 | Change | Philosophical Inquiry in Schools (5) PHILS IN SCHOOLS. | Change titles, credits. Drop CR/NC; parallel to PHIL 595. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| PHIL 595 | Change | Philosophical Inquiry in Schools (5) PHILS IN SCHOOLS. | Change titles, credits. Drop CR/NC; parallel to PHIL 495. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| Psychology (0262) | |||||
| PSYCH 431 | New | Ecopsychology (5) ECOPSYCHOLOGY. | Joint with ENVIR 431/ESRM 431; see approved lists. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| Statistics (0294) | |||||
| STAT 341 | Change | Introduction to Probability and Mathematical Statistics II (4) PROB & MATH STAT 2. | Change titles. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| STAT 342 | Change | Introduction to Probability and Mathematical Statistics III (4) PROB & MATH STAT 3. | Change titles. | Effective SPR/2016. | Approved. |
| COLLEGE OF BUILT ENVIRONMENTS (0-B) | |||||
| Urban Design and Planning (0050) | |||||
| R E 509 | New | Financial Modeling for Real Estate II (2) FINANCIAL MODEL II. | -. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| R E 513 | Change | Real Estate Finance and Investment (4) RE FINANCE INVEST. | Was R E 554; change titles, description; joint with URBDP 554. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| R E 514 | New | Negotiations and Conflict Resolution in the Built Environment (3) NEGOTIATIONS BE. | -. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| R E 515 | Change | Real Estate Law (3) REAL ESTATE LAW . | Was R E 557; change credits. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| R E 518 | New | Best Practices in Sustainable Real Estate (3) BEST PRACTICES RE. | -. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| R E 597 | New | Advanced Real Estate Economics/Market Analysis (3) ADV RE ECON/MARKET. | -. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| R E 600 | New | Independent Study or Research (1-3, max. 3) INDEPNDNT STDY/RSCH. | -. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| URBDP 554 | Change | Real Estate Finance and Investment (4) RE FINANCE INVEST. | Change joint status with R E 513; change titles, description. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| URBDP 557 | Change | Real Estate Law (3) REAL ESTATE LAW. | Change joint status with R E 515; change credits. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY (0-U) | |||||
| Dentistry (0805) | |||||
| DENTFN 520 | New | Cardiac, Pulmonary, and Renal Diseases Foundations 3 (8) CARD PULM RENL DIS. | -. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| DENTFN 521 | New | Introduction to Dental Public Health (2) INTRO DENT PUB HLTH. | -. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| DENTFN 522 | New | Foundations of Dental Medicine 2 (2) FNDNS DENTAL MED 2. | -. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| DENTFN 523 | New | Oral Histology and Embryology 1 (3) ORAL HIST & EMB 1. | -. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| DENTPC 510 | Change | Dental Anatomy (3) DENTAL ANATOMY. | Correct titles. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| DENTPC 520 | New | Dental Occlusion (3) DENTAL OCCLUSION. | -. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (0-H) | |||||
| Education (0351) | |||||
| EDPSY 569 | New | Learning and the Interaction Order (3) INTERACTION ANALYSIS. | -. | Effective SPR/2016. | Approved. |
| EDSPE 540 | New | Fieldwork Seminar (1-2, max. 16) FIELDWORK SEM. | -. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| EDUC 210 | New | Current Issues in Education (5, max. 15) CURRENT ISSUES EDUC. | -. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (0-J) | |||||
| Computer Science and Engineering (0406) | |||||
| CSE 369 | New | Introduction to Digital Design (2) INTRO DIG DESIGN. | -. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| CSE 371 | New | Design of Digital Circuits and Systems (5) DIGITAL DESIGN. | Add joint status with E E 371. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| CSE 466 | Drop | Software for Embedded Systems (4) SW FOR EMB SYS. | Drop Course. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| CSE 469 | New | Computer Architecture I (5) COMPUTER ARCH I. | Add joint status with E E 469. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| CSE 470 | Change | Computer Architecture II (4) COMPUTER ARCH II. | Was CSE 471; joint with E E 470; change titles, prerequisite; description. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| CSE 474 | Change | Introduction to Embedded Systems (4) INTRO EMBEDDED SYS. | Was CSE 466; joint with E E 474; change titles, prerequisite, description. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| CSE 475 | Change | Embedded Systems Capstone (5) EMBEDDED CAPSTONE. | Was CSE 477; joint with E E 475; change titles, description, prerequisite. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| CSE 477 | Drop | Digital System Design (5) DITG SYSTEM DESIGN. | Drop Course. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| Electrical Engineering (0410) | |||||
| E E 271 | Change | Digital Circuits and Systems (5) DIGITAL CIR & SYSTE. | Change description. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| E E 371 | Change | Design of Digital Circuits and Systems (5) DIGITAL DESIGN. | Joint with CSE 371; change prerequisite. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| E E 469 | Change | Computer Architecture I (5) COMPUTER ARCH I. | Was E E 471; joint with CSE 469; change titles, description, prerequisite. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| E E 470 | New | Computer Architecture II (4) COMPUTER ARCH II. | Joint with CSE 470. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| E E 472 | Drop | Microcomputer Systems (5) MICROCOMPUTER SYST. | Drop Course. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| E E 474 | Change | Introduction to Embedded Systems (4) INTRO EMBEDDED SYS. | Joint with CSE 474; change titles, prerequisite, description. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| E E 475 | Change | Embedded Systems Capstone (5) EMBEDDED CAPSTONE. | Was E E 478; joint with CSE 475; change titles, description; prerequisite. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| COLLEGE OF THE ENVIRONMENT (0-D) | |||||
| FHL 305 | Change | Biology of Fishes (5) BIOLOGY OF FISHES. | Change description. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| MARBIO 300 | Change | Exploring Career Opportunities in Marine Science (1) EXPLORE OPPS MARINE. | Add joint status with existing OCEAN 300. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| Aquatic and Fishery Sciences (0452) | |||||
| FISH 300 | Change | Exploring Career Opportunities in Marine Science (1) EXPLORE OPPS MARINE. | Add joint status with existing OCEAN 300. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| Earth and Space Sciences (1068) | |||||
| ESS 449 | New | Intensive Field Experience in Biology (3-5) BIOL FIELD METHODS. | Joint with BIOL 475. | Effective SUM/2015. | Approved. |
| Oceanography (0456) | |||||
| OCEAN 285 | New | Physics Across Oceanography: Fluid Mechanics and Waves (5) FLUID MECH & WAVES. | -. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| OCEAN 295 | New | Chemistry of Marine Organic Carbon (5) MARINE ORG CHEM. | -. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| OCEAN 300 | Change | Exploring Career Opportunities in Marine Science (1) EXPLORE OPPS MARINE. | Add joint status with FISH 300/MARBIO 300; change titles, description. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| OCEAN 351 | New | Foundations of Ocean Sensors (3) FND OCEAN SENSORS. | -. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| Program on Environmental Studies (1070) | |||||
| ENVIR 431 | New | Ecopsychology (5) ECOPSYCHOLOGY. | Joint with PSYCH431/ESRM 431; see approved lists. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| School of Environmental and Forest Science (1069) | |||||
| ESRM 431 | New | Ecopsychology (5) ECOPSYCHOLOGY. | Joint with PSYCH 431/ENVIR 431; see approved lists. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| THE INFORMATION SCHOOL (0-S) | |||||
| The Information School (0671) | |||||
| IMT 542 | Drop | Principles of Information Retrieval Systems (3) IR SYSTEMS. | Drop Course. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| IMT 546 | Drop | Data Communications and Networking (4) DATA COMM & NET. | Drop Course. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| IMT 548 | Drop | Information System Design (5) INFO SYS DESIG. | Drop Course. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| IMT 595 | Drop | Stakeholders, Information, and Technology (3-5, max. 5) STAKE, INFO & TECH. | Drop Course. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| INFO 362 | New | Visual Information Design (5) VISUAL INFO DESIGN. | Temporary. | Effective WIN/2016-WIN/2017. | Approved. |
| INFO 371 | New | Core Methods in Data Science (5) DATA SCIENCE METHDS. | -. | Effective WIN/2016. | Returned to School. |
| INFO 424 | Drop | Information Visualization and Aesthetics (5) INFO VIS & AESTH. | Drop Course. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| INFO 430 | Drop | Knowledge Organization and Representation (5) KNOW ORG AND REP. | Drop Course. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| INFO 446 | Drop | Advanced Search Engines (5) ADV SEARCH ENG. | Drop Course. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| INFO 454 | Drop | Information Policy Domestic and Global (5) INF POL DOM GLOBAL. | Drop Course. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| INFO 474 | New | Interactive Information Visualization (5) INTERACTIVE INFO VIS. | Add to HCI approved list; temporary. | Effective WIN/2016-WIN/2017 only. | Approved. |
| LIS 585 | Change | Administration of Library Programs for Youth in a Digital Age (3) LIB ADMIN FOR YOUTH. | Change titles, description. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| INTERDISCIPLINARY GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM (0-R) | |||||
| Molecular Engineering (----) | |||||
| MOLENG 510 | New | Molecular Engineering Principles (3) MOLECULAR ENG PRINC. | -. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| Global Health (1058) | |||||
| G H 532 | Change | Responsible Conduct of Research: Global and Local (3) RSP CNDUCT RES G&L. | Change titles, description; joint with EPI 586. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| SCHOOL OF LAW (0-X) | |||||
| Law (0852) | |||||
| LAW A 527 | Change | Environmental Law (4) ENVIRONMENTAL LAW. | Change titles. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| LAW A 544 | Change | Transnational Commercial Law (1-4) TECH PUB POL CLINIC. | Change credits. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| LAW B 511 | Change | Decision Making for Lawyers: Concepts, Duties, and Skills (3) DECISION MAKING. | Change abbreviated title. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| LAW B 575 | Change | Family Law: Selected Topics (2-3) FAMILY LAW TOPICS. | Changes credits. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| LAW E 501 | Change | United States Contract and Sales Problems (3-4) UW CNTRCT SALES PRB. | Change credits. | Effective SUM/2015. | Approved. |
| LAW E 505 | Change | United States Law-Making Institutions and Processes (3-4) UW INSTITNS & PROC. | Change credits. | Effective SUM/2015. | Approved. |
| LAW E 513 | Change | Theories and Tools for Combatting Corruption ([1-4]-, max. 4) COMBATING CORRUPTN. | Change credits. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| LAW E 532 | Drop | Sports Law (3-4) SPORTS LAW. | Drop Course. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| LAW E 532 | New | Law and Neuroscience (3-5) LAW NEUROSCIENCE. | Temporary; reusing number. | Effective WIN/2016- WIN/2018. | Approved. |
| LAW E 541 | Drop | Electronic Commerce and Information Technology (3) E-COMM & INFO TECH. | Drop Course. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| LAW E 541 | New | Cannabis Law Seminar (2-3) CANNABIS LAW SEM. | Temporary; reusing number. | Effective AUT/2015- AUT/2018. | Approved. |
| LAW T 506 | Change | Tax Practice and Skills (1-4, max. 4) TAX PRACT & SKILLS. | Retroactive change max credits. | Effective WIN/2014. | Approved. |
| LAW T 531 | Change | Advanced Transactional Tax Problems (2) ADV TRANSACTION TAX. | Change titles. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| SCHOOL OF NURSING (0-N) | |||||
| Nursing (0552) | |||||
| NCLIN 505 | Change | Diagnostic Management and Decision Making (2-5) DIAGNOSTIC MGMT. | Change to variable credit, description, hours. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| NMETH 416 | New | Methods for Research and Inquiry in Nursing I (2) RESEARCH INQU I. | -. | Effective AUT/2017. | Approved. |
| NMETH 417 | New | Methods for Research and Inquiry in Nursing II (2) RESEARCH INQU II. | -. | Effective AUT/2017. | Approved. |
| NMETH 418 | New | Methods for Research and Inquiry in Nursing III (2) RESEARCH INQU III. | -. | Effective AUT/2017. | Approved. |
| NMETH 419 | New | Application of Methods for Research and Inquiry in Nursing (2) RESEARCH APPLIC. | -. | Effective AUT/2017. | Approved. |
| NURS 539 | Change | Management of Patients with Acute/Critical Illness and Injury ([2-4]-, max. 6) MGMT ACUTE ILLNESS. | Change titles, credits, description. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| SCHOOL OF PHARMACY (0-P) | |||||
| Pharmacy (0610) | |||||
| PHARM 515 | Change | Pharmacotherapeutics for Acute/Critical Illness (3) PHARM ACUTE ILLNESS. | Change description. | Effective SPR/2016. | Approved. |
| EVANS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS (0-Q) | |||||
| Public Affairs (0770) | |||||
| PB AF 558 | New | Collaboration and Management Across Sectors (4) COLLB &MGMT ACR SCT. | -. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH (0-M) | |||||
| Epidemiology (0704) | |||||
| EPI 360 | New | Exploring the HIV/AIDS Pandemic (5) EXPLORING HIV/AIDS. | -. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| EPI 527 | Change | Vaccines (3) VACCINES. | Change prerequisite. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| EPI 586 | Change | Responsible Conduct of Research: Global and Local (3) RSP CNDUCT RES G&L. | Change titles, description; joint with G H 532. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| Health Services (0706) | |||||
| HIHIM 508 | New | Health Information Management Systems and Practice ([1-2]-, max. 3) HIM SYSTEMS & PRACT. | -. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| HSERV 346 | New | Using Economics to Solve Todays Healthcare Problems (4) ECON SLV HC PRBLMS. | Joint with ECON 346. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| HSERV 568 | New | Health Economics (3) HEALTH ECONOMICS. | Will be withered to PHARM 568. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK (0-T) | |||||
| Social Work (0779) | |||||
| SOC W 533 | Drop | Multigenerational Advanced Practice with Older Adults (3) ADV MULTIGEN PRCTCE. | Drop Course. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| SOC W 533 | New | Advanced Practice with Diverse Children, Youth, and Families: Community Settings (3) CYF COMMUNITY PR. | Reusing number; add to approved lists. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| BOTHELL CAMPUS (1-V) | |||||
| Business (0881) | |||||
| B ACCT 563 | New | Advanced Financial Accounting (4) ADV FIN ACCT. | Parallel to B BUS 463. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| B BUS 463 | Change | Advanced Financial Accounting (5) ADV FIN ACCT. | Change description; parallel to B ACCT 563. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| Center for University Studies and Programs (0864) | |||||
| B CUSP 181 | Change | Introduction to Sociology (5) INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY. | Change description. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| BKOREA | Prefix | Bothell Korean. | -. | Effective SUM/2015. | Approved. |
| BKOREA 196 | New | Study Abroad: Elementary Korean (1-6, max. 15) STUDYABROAD KOREA 1. | -. | Effective SUM/2015. | Approved. |
| BKOREA 296 | New | Study Abroad: Intermediate Korean (1-6, max. 15) STUDYABROAD KOREA 2. | -. | Effective SUM/2015. | Approved. |
| Education (0875) | |||||
| B EDUC 573 | New | Fostering Early Numeracy (3) FOSTER ERLY NUMERCY. | See approved list. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences (0863) | |||||
| BCULST 500 | Change | Formations of Cultural Studies (5) FORM CULTR STDY. | Change course title, credits, temporary. | Effective AUT/2015-AUT/2017 only. | Approved. |
| BIS 261 | Change | Introduction to Film Studies (5) INTRO TO FILM STUDIES. | Was B CUSP 194; change titles. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| BIS 285 | New | Seminar in Biology (3, max. 9) SEMINAR IN BIOLOGY. | Add joint status with existing B BIO 285. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| BIS 331 | New | Journalism and Media History (5) JOURN & MEDIA HSTRY. | -. | Effective SUM/2015. | Approved. |
| BPOLST 508 | Change | Capstone Project ([1-5]-, max. 11) CAPSTONE PROJECT. | Change to variable credits, add hyphenation. | Effective SUM/2015. | Approved. |
| Nursing (0870) | |||||
| BHS 197 | New | Selected Preparatory Topics in Health (1-5, max. 10) PREP HEALTH TOPICS. | -. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| BHS 297 | New | Selected Introductory Topics in Health (1-5, max. 10) INTRO HEALTH TOPICS. | -. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| BHS 302 | Change | Global Communities, Culture, and Health Equity (5) COMMUNITY & HEALTH. | Change description, prerequisite. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| BHS 403 | Change | Introduction to Epidemiology (5) INTRO EPIDEMIOLOGY. | Change description, prerequisite. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| BHS 431 | New | Representations of Health Policy and Ethics in Film (5) POLICY ETHICS FILM. | -. | Effective SPR/2016. | Approved. |
| BHS 444 | New | Disaster Preparation: Promoting Community Resiliency (5) DISASTER PREP RESIL. | Initial DL through SPR/2018. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| BHS 460 | New | Women, Rhetoric, and Healing (5) WOMEN RHETORIC HLTH. | -. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| B NURS 250 | New | Basics of Academic Writing in the Health Sciences (1-3) WRITING BASICS HLTH. | Initial DL through SPR/2018; CR/NC. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| B NURS 360 | New | Critical Reading and Information Literacy in Nursing (5) READ & INFO LIT NSG. | -. | Effective SUM/2016. | Approved. |
| B NURS 420 | New | Health Policy and the Organization of Healthcare (5) HLTHCARE POL & ORG. | -. | Effective SUM/2016. | Approved. |
| B NURS 421 | New | Social Justice in Health (5) SOC JUSTICE HLTH. | -. | Effective SUM/2016. | Approved. |
| B NURS 422 | New | Team Leadership and Care Coordination (5) LEADSHIP CARE COORD. | -. | Effective AUT/2016. | Approved. |
| B NURS 423 | New | Ethical and Quality Nursing Care (5) ETHICAL QUAL CARE. | -. | Effective SUM/2016. | Approved. |
| B NURS 424 | New | Population-Based Health in Community Practice (5) POP HLTH COMM PRAC. | -. | Effective SUM/2016. | Approved. |
| B NURS 460 | New | Translating Scholarly Knowledge to Nursing Practice (5) TRANS KNOW TO PRAC. | -. | Effective SUM/2016. | Approved. |
| B NURS 585 | New | Health Policy and Civic Engagement (3) HEALTH POLICY ENGAG. | -. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| SCHOOL OF STEM | |||||
| Computing and Software Systems (0865) | |||||
| CSS 305 | New | Survey of Computer Systems for Teachers (5) SURV CS FOR TEACHER. | -. | Effective AUT/2016. | Approved. |
| CSS 515 | New | Contemporary Issues in Information Assurance (2) CONTEMP IA ISSUES. | -. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| CSS 539 | New | Cyber Security in Emerging Environments (5) SEC IN EMERGING ENV. | -. | Effective SPR.2016. | Approved. |
| Biology (1091) | |||||
| B BIO 285 | Change | Seminar in Biology (3, max. 9) SEMINAR IN BIOLOGY. | Change credits, add joint status with BIS 285, add I&S. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| Chemistry, Climate, Physics (1093) | |||||
| B CHEM 293 | New | Special Topics in Chemistry (2-5, max. 15) SPEC TOPICS CHEM. | -. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| B CHEM 493 | Change | Advanced Topics in Chemistry (1-5, max. 15) ADV TOPICS IN CHEM. | Change titles. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| Electrical Engineering and Mathematics (1092) | |||||
| B ME 343 | New | Mechanical Systems Design III (5) MECH SYS DESIGN III. | -. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| B ME 431 | New | Acoustical Engineering: Fundamentals (4) ACOUST ENG 1. | Add to approved list; parallel to B EE 531. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| B EE 531 | New | Acoustical Engineering: Fundamentals (4) ACOUST ENG 1. | Add to approved list; parallel to B ME 431. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| B EE 599 | New | Electrical Engineering Graduate Seminar (1) GRADUATE SEMINAR. | -. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| B EE 600 | New | Independent Study or Research (*-) INDEPNDT STDY/RSCH. | -. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| TACOMA CAMPUS (2-Z) | |||||
| Institute of Technology (1023) | |||||
| TCSS 582 | New | Cryptographic Protocols (5) CRYPTO PROTOCOLS. | -. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| Education (0975) | |||||
| T EDLD 590 | New | Student Development in Higher Education (3) STDNT DEV HIGHER ED. | -. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| T EDSP 583 | Change | Induction Seminar II (3) INDUCTION SEM 2. | Joint with T EDUC 583; change titles, description. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| T EDSP 584 | Change | Induction Seminar III (3) INDUCTION SEM 3. | Joint with T EDUC 584; change titles, description. | Effective SPR/2016. | Approved. |
| T EDUC 583 | Change | Induction Seminar II (3) INDUCTION SEM 2. | Joint with T EDSP 583; change titles, description. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| T EDUC 584 | Change | Induction Seminar III (3) INDUCTION SEM 3. | Joint with T EDSP 584; change titles, description. | Effective SPR/2016. | Approved. |
| Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences (0963) | |||||
| T BIOMD | Prefix | Tacoma Biomedical Sciences. | -. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| T BIOMD 301 | New | General Microbiology (6) GEN MICROBIOLOGY. | Add to approved lists. | Effective SPR/2016. | Hold for EQV. |
| T BIOMD 302 | New | Human Physiology (5) HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY. | -. | Effective AUT/2016. | Hold for EQV. |
| T BIOMD 303 | New | Cellular Biology (6) CELLULAR BIOLOGY. | -. | Effective AUT/2016. | Hold for EQV. |
| T BIOMD 307 | New | Genetics and Genomics (6) GENETICS & GENOMICS. | -. | Effective AUT/2016. | Hold for EQV. |
| T BIOMD 310 | New | Foundational Skills in Biomedical Sciences (5) BOUND IN BIOMED SCI. | -. | Effective AUT/2017. | Approved. |
| T BIOMD 410 | New | Biomedical Sciences Senior Seminar (3) BIOMED SCI SEN SEM. | -. | Effective AUT/2016. | Approved. |
| TESC 510 | New | Environmental Health and Toxicology (3) ENV TOXICOLOGY. | -. | Effective AUT/2015. | Approved. |
| TPSYCH 346 | New | Skepticism and Critical Thinking (5) SKEPT & CRIT THINK. | -. | Effective SPR/2016. | Approved. |
| Social Work (1019) | |||||
| T CRIM 101 | Change | Introduction to Criminal Justice (5) INTRO CRIM JUSTICE. | Was T CRIM 200; change description. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| T CRIM 365 | New | Facing Harm: Victim Offender Dialogue (5) VICTIM OFFNDR DIALG. | See approved lists. | Effective WIN/2016. | Approved. |
| TSOCWF 351 | Change | Applied Statistics for Human and Social Services (5) APPLIED STATISTICS. | Change description. | Effective SUM/2015. | Approved. |
| TSOCWF 414 | New | Introduction to Field (1) INTRO TO FIELD. | CR/NC (late addition). | Effective SPR/2016. | Approved. |
| Urban Studies (1031) | |||||
| T GIS 508 | New | Practicum II: Implementation (5) PRACTICUM II. | -. | Effective SUM/2015. | Approved. |